Given Quotes - Page 27

• Clay can be a metaphor for many things. I made it a metaphor for flesh and earth, and these are two kinds of generic givens of life, if you look at it poetically, biblically, the idea of the life of beings, of man, being transitory, the earth abides-ashes to ashes, dust to dust-man returns to earth, grows out of earth like a flower, wilts, goes back to the earth... We are frail, transitory creatures with aspirations of immortality, conscious of our inevitable death, and we have to deal with it somehow.

  Stephen De Staebler

  Flower, Men, Dust

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• I still feel that a movie has to attempt to say something - even if it fails miserably. But I've sort of given up on believing that I'm going to change the world with every film I choose to act in.

  Sarah Polley

  Believe, World, Film

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• Improved energy productivity and renewable energy are both available in abundance—and new policies and technologies are rapidly making them more economically competitive with fossil fuels. In combination, these energy options represent the most robust alternative to the current energy system, capable of providing the diverse array of energy services that a modern economy requires. Given the urgency of the climate problem, that is indeed convenient.

  Christopher Flavin

  Technology, Alternatives, Fuel

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• If you’re concerned about scalability, any algorithm that forces you to run agreement will eventually become your bottleneck. Take that as a given.

  Werner Vogels

  Running, Agreement, Algorithms

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• The song is just the given. It's how you cover it that matters.

  John Hockenberry

  Song, Matter

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• I am expecting that consumers are going to continue and exert power and influence. The idea of radical transparency is something that few brands are taking advantage of now, and most brands fight it. I’d say that in 10 years the best brands won’t be those with the best stories, sort of made up fictional stories, but those that will give an accurate and real time picture of what they are doing in the interest of the consumer, in any given time.

  Alex Bogusky

  Real, Fighting, Years

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• The ambitious are criticized by those that have given up.

  Grant Cardone

  Ambitious, Given Up

  FaceBook post by Grant Cardone from Apr 29, 2017

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• There is only one standard - a global standard. Be consistent, operate at 100% every single time you're given an opportunity.

  Komla Dumor

  Opportunity, Standards, Consistent

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• One is just given a talent, and it's one's duty to make the most of it.

  Joan Sutherland

  Talent, Duty

  "Dame Joan Sutherland obituary" by Alan Blyth, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2010.

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• We are not to look upon our sins as insignificant trifles. On the other hand, we are not to regard them as so terrible that we must despair. Learn to believe that Christ was given, not for picayune and imaginary transgressions, but for mountainous sins; not for one or two, but for all; not for sins that can be discarded, but for sins that are stubbornly ingrained.

  Martin Luther

  Believe, Hands, Sins Not

  Martin Luther (2007). “Commentary on Galatians”, p.10, Lulu.com

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• Throughout history, people in all cultures and lands have gathered together at mealtimes. In forests and mountains, in humble abodes and great mansions, beneath star filled skies and beside hearths, people have given thanks, and offered their blessings.

  John Robbins

  Stars, Humble, Blessing

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• Don't feel sad over someone who gave up on you, feel sorry for them because they gave up on someone who would have never given up on them.

  Frank Ocean

  Heartbreak, Sorry, Heartache

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• Nobody who has ever given his best has regretted it.

  George Halas

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• The touchstone of the Holy Spirit’s work in us is the answer to our Lord’s question: “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” Our Lord makes human destiny depend on that one thing, Who men say He is, because the revelation of Who Jesus is is only given by the Holy Spirit.

  Oswald Chambers

  Jesus, Son, Destiny

  Oswald Chambers (2015). “Bringing Sons Unto Glory: Studies in the Life of Our Lord”, p.33, Discovery House

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• This beautiful Earth that we have, this gift that the Universe has given us is precious beyond measure, precious beyond imagination, and we are part of it and we must treat it with Love, respect, and reverence.

  Graham Hancock

  Beautiful, Imagination, Earth

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• The one principle that surrounds everything else is that of stewardship; that we are the managers of everything that God has given us

  Larry Burkett

  Principles, Stewardship, Managers

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• In an emergency, what treatment is given by ear? Words of Comfort.

  Abraham Verghese

  Comfort, Ears, Emergencies

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• I wanted impossible things. I wanted my life with her before it all turned bad. What I had been given had been taken away and now I was even less than before.

  Philip O Ceallaigh

  Broken Heart, Taken, Impossible Things

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• The best advice I've ever been given is being handed a Bible. That's the blueprint for marriage that we go by, and that's what our marriage is grounded in. We also have other married couples who are examples in our lives. My parents have been married over 40 years, and both sets of grandparents for over 65 years. When you see couples in long-term relationships and you see them go through good times and bad times, you realize it's about being committed enough and loving your partner enough to hang in there regardless.

  Candace Cameron

  Couple, Years, Long

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• Before I discovered the concept of the 5 love languages, a bit of advice I was given was to become a student of my wife and to take time to learn what makes her feel loved. I soon learned that what makes her feel loved may not always be the thing I want to do because it may not come natural to me. But learning to love her in the way that makes her feel loved is a greater demonstration of my love for her, because I've chosen to do it with a goal of pleasing her.

  Gary Chapman

  Goal, Wife, Advice

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• A North Korean soldier would later recall a buddy who had been given an American-made nail clipper and was showing it off to his friends. The soldier clipped a few nails, admired the sharp, clean edges, and marveled at the mechanics of this simple item. Then he realized with a sinking heart: If North Korea couldn’t make such a fine nail clipper, how could it compete with American weapons?

  Barbara Demick

  Heart, Simple, Korea

  Barbara Demick (2010). “Nothing To Envy: Real Lives In North Korea”, p.168, Granta

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• I now believe that the universe was brought into existence by an infinite Intelligence. I believe that this universe's intricate laws manifest what scientists have called the Mind of God. I believe that life and reproduction originate in a divine Source. Why do I believe this, given that I expounded and defended atheism for more than a half century? The short answer is this: this is the world picture, as I see it, that has emerged from modern science.

  Antony Flew

  Believe, Infinite Intelligence, Law

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• If even a small portion of the praise that is bestowed on Michael Jackson now in death was given to him last year, in life, he might well still be with us.

  Robin Gibb

  Years, Might, Lasts

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• My experience with novice traders is that they trade three to five times too big. They are taking 5 to 10 percent risks on a trade when they should be taking 1 to 2 percent risks. The emotional burden of trading is substantial; on any given day, I could lose millions of dollars. If you personalize these losses, you can’t trade.

  Bruce Kovner

  Loss, Emotional, Risk

  "Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders". Book by Jack D. Schwager, 1989.

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• Under the leadership of President Bush and Vice President Cheney, the United States has given up the moral high ground that we used to occupy as an international leader.

  Marty Meehan

  Leadership, Moral High Ground, President

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